Regardless of all suggestions and comments by his fellow Beatles,
Ringo's "feel" for what a certain song needed in terms of rhythm and style, his precise beat patterns and his unique (at the time, later heavily imitated) "fills" made him a great drummer.

I think he's the best "discrete and creative" drummer ever !!
By the way, it's kinda easy to spot tracks/songs in which Ringo's drumming is absent. Paul's drumming (and at least one case of George's drumming) do stick out (in the bad sense of the expression) because they're not even close to Ringo's.

Lazarus_2 wrote:I like the drumming on Hello Goodbye...The End is good also.Dear PrudenceBack In The USSR

I can't recall anymore at this very moment.

As far as I know, the drumming on DP and BITUSSR is Paul's, with some assistance by George. During those recording days Ringo had gone to Sardinia w/ his family. He was stressed out with the tensions within the band so he quit the Beatles for about a forthnight and took off with his family to sail on Petter Sellers' yatch.

Lazarus_2 wrote:I like the drumming on Hello Goodbye...The End is good also.Dear PrudenceBack In The USSR

I can't recall anymore at this very moment.

As far as I know, the drumming on DP and BITUSSR is Paul's, with some assistance by George. During those recording days Ringo had gone to Sardinia w/ his family. He was stressed out with the tensions within the band so he quit the Beatles for about a forthnight and took off with his family to sail on Petter Sellers' yatch.

Sr.Berk, you've been read MYFN book from end to end...c'mon, you can tell me.

Life Is Very Short And There's No Time For Fussing And Fighting, My Friend...
Peace.